Altai-Himalaya. A Travel Diary (signed 1st edition !),

Roerich, Nicholas:

Published by New York, Frederick A. Stokes,, 1929

About this Item

Original cloth binding, xix, 407 pages, some plates, lower corner very gently bumped, still a very sharp copy in very good condition. Curious ex libris of Swedish archaeologist and politician Hanna Rydh with an ancient Egyptian design, dated 1930. The travel report of the mystic painter of his journey through Mongolia: "In 1923 the Roerichs traveled to India [.] They set out for the slopes of the Himalayas and initiated a five-year journey that took them to Chinese Turkestan, Altai, Mongolia and Tibet, where they studied the religions, languages, customs, and culture of the inhabitants." Signed and dated by Nicholas Roerich in the year of publication on the half title in strong, expressive strokes - very rare as such. In 2023 a signed copy with a typed letter was sold by a London dealer for more then EUR 6.000. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1180.

Seller Inventory # 25267

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Altai-Himalaya. A Travel Diary (signed 1st edition !),
• Publisher: New York, Frederick A. Stokes,
• Publication Date: 1929
• Language: English
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Sehr gut
• Weight: 1180 grams
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Catalogue 60